Ryan Michael Larson, 34, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, on suspicion of murder in Cold Spring, Minn. He is currently in custody at the Stearns County Jail. (Courtesy of Stearns County Jail)

Stearns County prosecutors have been given more time to consider charges against Ryan Michael Larson, the Cold Spring man jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting police officer Tom Decker.

A judge granted the Stearns County attorney’s office a 24-hour extension on Larson’s hold, which means any charges could come Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Authorities were searching for the shotgun they believed was used to kill Decker, and they urged residents to take a look around their property.

Larson, 34, is suspected of ambushing Decker, 31, as the officer responded to a welfare check called in by Larson’s family Thursday night.

Larson was arrested in his apartment, near the scene of the shooting in downtown Cold Spring, an hour after Decker died. He is being held in the Stearns County Jail.

Meanwhile, community members held a candlelight vigil Monday evening in the parking lot of Wenner Funeral Home, which is handling funeral arrangements for the slain officer.

Decker’s visitation will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Abbey and University Church in Collegeville.

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